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President Kovind gives assent to Triple Talaq Bill
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 1 (ANI): President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday gave his assent to the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage), Bill, 2019, which criminalises instant 'triple talaq' among Muslims and attracts a jail term of three years for the husband.
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Princess Haya, wife of Dubai ruler, seeks marriage protection order in Bri
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
London [UK], July 31 (ANI): Princess Haya Bint al-Hussein, the estranged wife of Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed Al Maktoum, has asked for a forced marriage protection order in a British court.
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Cong MP explains absence in RS during discussion on triple talaq bill
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Congress Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha on Wednesday clarified that he had to be present before a Chhattisgarh court on Tuesday and, therefore, could not take part in the discussion on the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 in the Upper
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Goa CM Pramod Sawant congratulates PM Modi over Triple Talaq Bill
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Panaji (Goa) [India], July 31 (ANI): Chief Minister Pramod Sawant congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi after the Rajya Sabha passed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 on Tuesday.
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Deft floor management helped BJP get Triple Talaq Bill passed in Rajya Sab
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The success of BJP in getting the contentious Triple Talaq Bill passed in the Rajya Sabha came after some deft political management by the party leaders, which included reaching out to opposition leaders, MPs "individually" and chief ministers of Odisha, And
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Triple talaq bill stands for gender justice and equality, not religion: RS
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Union Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 stands for gender justice, equality and dignity, and is not about religion.
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Lok Sabha passes Code on Wages Bill, 2019
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed a Bill to codify provisions of four existing laws to provide legislative protection of minimum wage to the entire workforce and prohibit the employers from paying wages less than the minimum wages.
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Parliament passes Bill criminalising instant Triple Talaq
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 30 (ANI): The Central government on Tuesday scored a major victory in the Rajya Sabha on the back of cracks in the opposition when the House passed the Triple Talaq Bill after rejecting the opposition's demand to refer the Bill to the Select Committee and to remove th
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Triple Talaq bill : 'Archaic practice confined to dustbin,' says PM Modi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 30 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday thanked "all parties and MPs" who supported the passage of Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019 and said that with the legislation crossing the Rajya Sabha hurdle a "historical wrong done to Mu
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Rajya Sabha approves Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill,
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 30 (ANI): The government on Tuesday scored a major victory in the Rajya Sabha on the back of cracks in the opposition when the House passed the triple talaq bill after rejecting the opposition demand to refer it to the select committee and to remove the criminality cl
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Refer Triple Talaq Bill to Select Committee for further scrutiny: Oppositi
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 30 (ANI): Opposition parties on Tuesday termed the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage), Bill, 2019 as "unconstitutional" and stressed that the Bill needs to be referred to a Select Committee of Parliament for further scrutiny.
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AIADMK opposes Triple Talaq Bill, stages walkout in Rajya Sabha
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 30 (ANI): National Democratic Alliance (NDA) constituent AIADMK on Tuesday termed the Triple Talaq Bill "unconstitutional and illegal" and later staged a walkout in the Rajya Sabha protesting against it.
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